Advocat Inc. provides long-term care services to nursing home patients in eight
states, primarily in the Southeast and Southwest. Unless the context indicates
otherwise, references herein to “Advocat,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”
include Advocat Inc. and all of our subsidiaries.
The long-term care profession encompasses a broad range of non-institutional and
institutional services. For those among the elderly requiring temporary or
limited special services, a variety of home care options exist. As needs for
assistance in activities of daily living develop, assisted living facilities
become the most viable and cost effective option. For those among the elderly
requiring much more intensive care, skilled nursing facility care becomes the
only viable option. We have chosen to focus primarily on our skilled nursing
centers and to specialize in this aspect of the long term care continuum.  ...